What color is #A79C98?

#A79C98 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A79C98?

The RGB value is 167, 156, 152: 167 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A79C98?

The complementary color is #98A3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A79C98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A79C98 color

#A79C98 rgb(167, 156, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A79C98 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 61.2% green and 59.6% blue (167, 156, 152).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 8% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#A79C98 color codes

HEX	`#A79C98`
RGB	`rgb(167, 156, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 61.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 8%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 3.3, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 4.83, 47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.492, 34.26, 34.548)`
Decimal	`10984600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A79C98, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A79C98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A79C98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A79C98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a79c98; }
.text { color: #a79c98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a79c98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 156 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a79c98, #a7a498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A79C98?: #A79C98 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A79C98?: The RGB value is 167, 156, 152: 167 red, 156 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A79C98?: The complementary color is #98A3A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A79C98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.